Artificial Intelligence (AI)

Is it time for a policy on artificial intelligence?

Is now the right time for Bangladesh to start addressing artificial intelligence (AI)? Are there more important issues deserving of the attention of policy makers and regulators at this time?
Robo-journalism gains traction in shifting media

A text-generating "bot" nicknamed Tobi produces nearly 40,000 news stories about the results of the November 2018 elections in Switzerland for the media giant Tamedia -- in just five minutes.
Dating apps use AI to help search for love

Forget swiping through endless profiles.Dating apps are using artificial intelligence to suggest where to go on a first date, recommend what to say and even find a partner who looks like your favourite celebrity.
Amazon scraps AI recruiting tool for gender bias

Amazon.com Inc’s (AMZN.O) machine-learning specialists uncoveres a big problem: their new recruiting engine does not like women.
Mood detecting AI will create perfect playlist

Deezer researchers publish a paper titled, "Music Mood Detection Based on Audio and lyrics with Deep Neural Net," documenting their development of an AI system detecting and classifying the mood of music tracks.
China's doctor shortage prompts rush for AI health care

Chinese companies are learning from other countries to develop and implement AI-assisted care such as medical imaging diagnosis, robot surgical systems, and drug research and development.
AI could mean 28m jobs lost

New technology could mean 28 million jobs being lost in the ASEAN region.
AI in RMG: What's in store for Bangladesh?

As I began to write down my thoughts on the topic of Artificial Intelligence (AI), I instinctively turned to the biggest AI engine: Google! Its powerful, AI-enabled search engine led me to the Deloitte Insights website.
Psychopath AI created through violent images from Reddit

Researchers from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology train an artificial intelligence to “think” like a psychopath by showing how it captions gruesome images of death and violence taken from Reddit.
AI poses risks of misuse by hackers

Rapid advances in artificial intelligence are raising risks that malicious users will soon exploit the technology to mount automated hacking attacks, cause driverless car crashes or turn commercial drones into targeted weapons, a new report warns.
Alibaba's AI outguns humans in reading test

Alibaba develops an artificial intelligence model that scores better than humans in a Stanford University reading and comprehension test.
Rise of the Machines: Keep an eye on AI, experts warn

A Google computer's stunning 3-0 victory in a Man-vs-Machine face-off over the ultimate board game highlights the need to keep Artificial Intelligence under human control, experts say.
Microsoft buys UK AI firm SwiftKey

Technology giant Microsoft acquires UK-based artificial intelligence firm SwiftKey.
Facebook trains AI to beat humans at Go board game

Facebook has created an artificial intelligence system that is "getting close" to beating the best human players at the Chinese board game Go, Mark Zuckerberg reveals.
Zuckerberg wants AI to help his house chores

Facebook founder Mark Zuckerberg has said he plans to build artificial intelligence (AI) to help him around the house and with his work.
Google's ‘Chatbot’ thinks the purpose of living is 'to live eternally'

In a research published recently, Google narrates one of its latest forays into artificial intelligence.